tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post7980911535867351434..comments2024-03-29T10:34:59.159-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Back Issue Box: First Issue Special #5Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-74366532751631890552020-10-18T20:32:18.921-04:002020-10-18T20:32:18.921-04:00I wish Kirby's Fourth World Run at DC had been...I wish Kirby's Fourth World Run at DC had been handled differently, by the time Him and Carmine Infantino were done negotiating Jack had fairly signed off on penciling and writing four different books at once. To me, that is a fatal dispersion of talent and of the four captioned books really only two seemed like likely headliners from the git go. I like the idea though, of Kirby giving one of the low selling Superman books a makeover, (we've already discussed how much fun it'd be if he took over Supergirl instead of Jimmy Olsen), so maybe that commitment would only run a year regardless of sales. So in my alternate reality Kirby is working on "Mister Miracle" and "Jimmy Olsen" with a sunset date on Jimmy Olsen and a commitment to a second Fourth World at the end of "Year One". After that we segue into "Mister Miracle" and "The New Gods" with the "Forever People" as frequent supporting guest stars (to me the Forever People are the DCU's "Inhumans" with potential for their own book given time and fan interest). In all Kirby should've been encouraged to consolidate and tantalize the reader, make them want more of the Fourth World Milieu. I also think Kirby would need either a highly sympathetic editor with which to work or else a writing assistant to plane down some of his storytelling rough spots. On DC's side, despite the fact this is Kirby, they needed to be patient, keep expectations manageable and to above all, be patient with Kirby's process. The most important thing an artist like Jack Kirby needs is time to make his case to the readers to pull in and consolidate his audience.<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-32124484012958479482020-10-15T12:50:55.405-04:002020-10-15T12:50:55.405-04:00Unrelated to the thread, but wanted to make sure y...Unrelated to the thread, but wanted to make sure you saw this. A one shot as part of DC's 'Future State' titles early next year. Kara Zor-el, Superwoman! <br />https://static3.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FS-KZE-SW-Cv1.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=740&h=1137&dpr=1.5 <br /><br />Love this look.<br /><br />Looks like she gets into conflict with the new Superman, Jon, when he bottles Metropolis...Bostondreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191607695119039965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-63918795858384943922020-10-14T23:11:44.523-04:002020-10-14T23:11:44.523-04:00I was lucky enough to buy this issue off the rack ...I was lucky enough to buy this issue off the rack when it came out. I loved it and having the Manhunter at the beginning of the issue reveal himself as an old man was a shock. Kirby definitely played by his own rules. I also read Mark Shaw's Justice League appearances during Steve Englehart's amazing run.William Ashley Vaughannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-63036396721455009092020-10-14T17:02:24.642-04:002020-10-14T17:02:24.642-04:00I’ve never read this, I first came across Mark Sha...I’ve never read this, I first came across Mark Shaw in those very JLA issues. What a fun comic this looks to have been!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-88311581490021426202020-10-14T13:47:45.690-04:002020-10-14T13:47:45.690-04:00Aka … another identity that you'll find out wh...Aka … another identity that you'll find out when you find more of his 70's appearances (I don't want to spoil it, but look to the JLA).<br /><br /><br />For some reason, Kirby's shorter and one-shot series tend to appeal to me more. The whole Fourth World/Eternals stuff doesn't do anything for me but OMAC is great. The only real exception is Kamandi, which is probably the most episodic of the long running Kirby series.Hnoreply@blogger.com